Time Travel discussion

I read a book a long time ago that I'd like to read again - but can't remember the name of it. I'm hoping someone can help identify it. Sadly I may have to provide a few spoilers if I have any hope of finding it, should I post a description here?

Sure go ahead describe it and see if we can't figure it out

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Ok thanks, and I'll apologize in advance for the spotty nature of my descriptions. It's been many years since reading these books:

Book 1:

- A man and woman travel together through time, I cannot remember how their time travel is initiated. They do not be up developing into a relationship.

- I believe the male is connected to science in some way, either paleontology, mathematics, or something like that.

- they are repeatedly sent back to the Jurassic period, where a structure was built out of a rock formation by "advanced time travelers" who ultimately double cross the couple, trapping them back in time.

- the structure was built in a spot that the advanced travelers knew would be obliterated by meteorites ensuring no evidence that anyone had ever been there before humans evolved.

- the couple ended up getting trapped back in time (it may have only been one of them), struggling to survive after the meteorites, at one point they are a dead carcass that was rotting.

- another part of the book described a future consisting of an encampment outside of an advanced city, and I believe the male had to sneak into the city among an advanced evolved human species, they were taller, and had some advanced library.

- In the end, they are saved, the male is able to be transported by some friendly advanced time travelers to live with the woman, but somehow their memories are wiped, but they still seem to seek out "technologies" that were similar to what they were doing when the whole thing started.

Any ideas???


Book 2:

- a guy, I believe in Chicago, discovers that a sidewalk area near his neighborhood, transports him back in time., I think early 1900's.

- he goes back and forth, seeing how certain things changed. There is someone in the storyline who is connected to the movie industry, where some things are changed based on his actions in the past.

- at some point he bets on horse races because he remembers who all of the triple crown winners were.

- eventually he realizes his family in "current" time no longer exists, at all, so I think he goes back to live in the early 1900's .


Any ideas???

Correction in book 1: they DO end up in a relationship.

Book 2 sounds a bit like Jack Finney's TIME AND AGAIN, but it takes place in NYC and references the Stage rather than the film industry.

I'm reading Time and Again right now, it's not the same book. Thanks for replying. Maybe one of these days I'll find them again, accidentally!

Hi! Book 2 sounds familiar to "Replay" by Ken Grimwood. Not sure if it's the exact one you're looking for. I hope you find both books!

Debra wrote: "Hi! Book 2 sounds familiar to "Replay" by Ken Grimwood. Not sure if it's the exact one you're looking for. I hope you find both books!"

Definitely not replay since he keeps waking up at a different time in his life and no magic sidewalk is involved.

Help!

I cannot find a book recently appearing on my e-book app's "recommended" list. I forgot to add it to my "wish list". The blurb was something like this: several physicists complete what they think is a time machine. For its first test, they send a colleague one hour into the future. The colleague re-appears, returns, what have you, agitated, anxiously warning of apocalypse unless immediate action is taken (perhaps destroying the machine; I can't remember specifically). The impression was the book is in current circulation.

I have searched thoroughly-- including this group's bibliography-- in vain, trying to identify this book.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all for your time and consideration!

Might this be: 'The Accidental Time Machine' by Joe Haldeman?

Dear P.R.,

Thank you so much. I believe you are correct.

The blurb in my e-reader is not as the first I saw. But, upon consideration, I think "Accidental" is a good bet.

Thank you again.

Landis wrote: "Dear P.R.,

Thank you so much. I believe you are correct.

The blurb in my e-reader is not as the first I saw. But, upon consideration, I think "Accidental" is a good bet.

Thank you again."

It's a pleasure! :) If it turns out to be a good book, perhaps you could let me know? It certainly sounds like it might be.

Best wishes, Prue (P.R. Ford)

Actually I'm not sure it's The Accidental Time Machine. I recently read it (again), and this doesn't quite match up. But it does sound familiar, possibly a different book.

Prue, you are quite welcome!

Namssob wrote: "Actually I'm not sure it's The Accidental Time Machine. I recently read it (again), and this doesn't quite match up. But it does sound familiar, possibly a different book."

Namssob, thanks. I will keep watch for it.

Silence the alarm; "book" found. It is not a book; it is a movie, title, "Paradox" (what a surprise!). And at that, not well-rated at IMDb. Sorry for confusing the medium.